Accurate drawings are often not enough to convey the beauty and mystique of a design to a customer or client. Learn professional shading techniques to create depth in monochromatic designs, and full-colour rendering methods to produce spectacular, life-like illustrations. Using wax-based coloured pencils and pigment inks instead of traditional paint see how to supercharge your rendering efficiency in vibrant and lasting colours. Gain the confidence to guide and design to customer specifications while they watch your ideas come to life.
Course outline
Throughout this course, theory and practical skills will be performed so as to master the 3D effect enhancing designs to a professional level in both monochromatic shading and full colour. Understanding of the right light source is required an importance to realise the heights and dimensions in each jewellery piece. Every possible surface type is covered from opaque metals and gems to transparent and translucent faceted and cab gemstones. Colour theory helps not only to combine colours in a pleasing and aesthetic way but is useful to successfully recommend a suited match with occasion or to best enhance individual customers appearance.
Light Sources & Producing Life-like Design
Effective Colouring Technique
Rendering Metals and other Opaque Materials
Rendering Transparent and Translucent Materials
Rendering Meleé, Settings & Findings
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Tools and materials
Students will receive everything they need to complete all their coursework. This course includes all the tools, drawing and reference materials needed for students to render their jewellery designs in colour.
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Learning path
Design
This course offers a design experience. At the end of the workshop, participants will have designed their own jewellery.
Prerequisites: JD100 - Classical Jewellery Design 1: Creative Drawing & Essential Jewellery Knowledge.
Next Step (Traditional Jewellery Design Specialisation): JD400 - Classical Jewellery Design 4: Presentation and Layout of Jewellery Designs.
Next Step (Complementary Jewellery Design Specialisation): DD300 - Digital Jewellery Design 3: Advanced 3D Modelling & Production.
Participants attending and completing this programme as a stand-alone certification can choose to enroll for the Fine Jewellery Design Advanced Diploma.
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Duration
30 hours
1 week (Full-time), or
5 weeks (Part-time)JDMIS runs week-day, weekend and weeknight courses for this popular course. JDMIS also has flexible make-up schedules and graduates can return without cost for refresher courses (subject to availability).
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Course Fee:
Invest in Your Creative Future
One payment. Lifetime access. No recurring fees.
Private Atelier Experience
30 hours exclusive in-studio training with Master Trainers
Exclusive schedules throughout the year, only in Singapore.
Professional Toolkit Included
Included with your Private Atelier Experience
Frequently asked questions — Jewellery Illustration, Light & Colour (JD300)
What will I learn in Jewellery Design 3?
JD300 teaches you to render realistic metallic reflections and vibrant gemstone depth using professional gouache and mixed media, moving from technical sketches to portfolio-quality life-like illustrations.
Which metal finishes will I learn to render?
You master the play of light on different metal finishes, including high-polish, brushed and hammered textures.
Where does JD300 sit in the pathway?
It is the final component of the Fine Jewellery Design Certificate, following JD100 creative drawing and JD200 technical drawing, bridging concept and client-ready masterpiece inside the Fine Jewellery Design diploma.
Why is illustration worth learning?
Life-like presentation lets designers command higher prices by showing clients exactly what their custom piece will look like before it is made.
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